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           NorhadIreflecteduponthisatfirst,andIrestedintheshadeofthatidealhappinessasbeneaththatofthemanchineeltree,withoutforeseeingtheconsequences."

           "Perhapsshe’llthinkI’mgivingitupfromavarice.Ah,well!somuchtheworse;itmustbestopped!"

           "Theworldiscruel,Emma.Whereverwemighthavegone,itwouldhavepersecutedus.Youwouldhavehadtoputupwithindiscreetquestions,calumny,contempt,insultperhaps.Insulttoyou!Oh!AndI,whowouldplaceyouonathrone!Iwhobearwithmeyourmemoryasatalisman!ForIamgoingtopunishmyselfbyexileforalltheillIhavedoneyou.Iamgoingaway.WhitherIknownot.Iammad.Adieu!Begoodalways.Preservethememoryoftheunfortunatewhohaslostyou.Teachmynametoyourchild;letherrepeatitinherprayers."

           Thewicksofthecandlesflickered.Rodolphegotupto,shutthewindow,andwhenhehadsatdownagain—

           "Ithinkit’sallright.Ah!andthisforfearsheshouldcomeandhuntmeup."

           "Ishallbefarawaywhenyoureadthesesadlines,forIhavewishedtofleeasquicklyaspossibletoshunthetemptationofseeingyouagain.Noweakness!Ishallreturn,andperhapslateronweshalltalktogetherverycoldlyofouroldlove.Adieu!"

           Andtherewasalast"adieu"dividedintotwowords!"ADieu!"whichhethoughtinveryexcellenttaste.

           "NowhowamItosign?"hesaidtohimself."‘Yoursdevotedly?’No!‘Yourfriend?’Yes,that’sit."

           "Yourfriend."

           Here-readhisletter.Heconsidereditverygood.